/ Dictionary / Index P palmetto: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pal•met•to Pronunciation: (pal-met'ō, päl-, pä-met'ō), [key] — pl. -tos, -toes. any of various palms having fan-shaped leaves, as of the genera Sabal, Serenoa, and Thrinax. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: palmetto (Thesaurus) palmette Palmetto State Related Content Daily Word Quiz: stellar Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language